Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-10

II appears, he now reads. though he at one
lime sa;d he did It, hat he has written 10
the Secretary of the Treasury that the men
refsrred to must take no part in the coming
election. and that his order must bs obeyed.
A Iress telegram received hero to day
snys there will DO TO moro seizures Of
American vessels by the British govern
ment. But nothing is known about it at
The State Department, Secretary Bayard
being away and Assistant Secretary Porter,
having resigned, either not aware Of what is
going on or indisposed to talk.
The statistical report of the Department
Of Agriculture for September presents
heavy reduction in condition OF cotton, corn
and potatoes, with little change in the stat
us of wheat and other small grains.
The Naval War College at Newport,
whose horses are supplied by the govern
ment, is such al admirer OF line STOCK thae
its fastiiious taste in that respect could not
be grat;fiad ie this country. so it sent 10
Canada for fancy pair. The Comptroller
of the Treasury being from Kentucky, whose
stock is famous, will not brook this, and has
refused to allow the expense incurred in
Transporting the horses from Canada TO
| Newport.
The GAzErTE's correspondent was told
by real estate agent CT this city to-day that
a clerk in the pension Office had come to
! him Yesterday, seeking dwelling house il
| Alexaudria, and had said there were six
other CLERKS in the same division in which be
is employed who would rent houses in Alex
andra ii they could get them. This shows
the great demand there is here for dwelling
houses in Alexandria, trains from which city
but passengers On the central part Of Penn
sy!vania avenue in less Tina than is required
to carry people from The suburbs of this city
to the same point by the street cars.
A gentleman fiom Woodstock, Virginia
here to day. says that no democrat in his
State is more outspoken 10 his opposition &c
the election Of members Of the Virginia leg
islature who will vote for General Malone
fer U. S. Senator, than Senator R!ddleber
ger.
Tbs Virginia democratic association of this
city. at their regular weekly meeting last night
authorized their president to appoint campaign
committee, which he will announce ct the mex
meeting.
A prominent politician from TIE Northwest i:
authority for the stat sment that the President
has informed him that he has not yet determined
whether or not to be a candidate for reelection
but that if he shall be, he will direct his OWL
campaign, point the platform, and name the can
didate for cePresident, and that NJ Villas vii
not he that man
Mr. Carlisle is between two fires The higf
tariff democrats threaten him if the tariff be made
an issue in the organization of the next House
and the low tl:if members of his party are talk
ing about dcn andirg OF him pro:nSc that if re
elected Speaker lie Will not make Mr. Randa
chairman OF the appropriations committee. But
for all this Mr. Carlisle will be ro-clccted pelker
snd, what's more. revenue bill VIII be ready for
the consideration OF the House as as it meets
The bill will be something like thu Morrison bill
of last year but the reductions wi be greater, and
the tsx on tobacco VIII BE- removed, and this bill
will pass whether Mt Kendall shall oppose it OF